Dec. 26: Warren Spector (ION Storm) Interview at C&VG

The respected developer offers his opinions on a range of topics related to the future of gaming.

By IGN Staff

In an interview, ION Storm Studio Director Warren Spector answers several questions for Computer and Video Games about the future of computer gaming including one about online worlds:

God, no. The online scene is still a relatively small percentage of the market, despite all the media hype. It's hugely profitable, for some, but in terms of sheer number of players, it's just not there yet. Sure, it'll grow, but there will always be room for the single-player experience. Will we see new ways of getting games into players' hands, online? I bet so. Frankly, I can't wait for the day that serialized, episodic, single-player content is available for download - and that day is coming - but the idea that every game will be played or playable online just doesn't seem reasonable to me. And the implicit idea behind THAT - that every game will someday be a multiplayer game - just seems nonsensical. If it isn't nonsensical I'm likely to be out of work before too long!

Although ION Storm is working on a pair of eagerly awaited titles, Deus Ex 2: Invisible War and Thief 3, there's basically nothing about either since they are not a focus of the article. Spotted at HomeLan Fed. - Jonric